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Hackers expose identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees

Hacktivists calling themselves Distributed Denial of Secrets exposed DHS personnel identities, citing a lack of government transparency, NPR reports.

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Hackers expose identities of more than 40,000 DHS employees

Hackers revealed the identities of more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security employees, according to NPR. Those unmasked included ICE agents, DHS operatives and contractors.

The hacktivist group, calling itself Distributed Denial of Secrets, defended the disclosure as fair play in response to what it described as the government's lack of transparency.

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